CALL FOR PAPERS

Proposals for scholarly and practitioner papers, workshops, presentations and lecture-recitals for APPC 2024 ‘Beyond the Notes’ are now closed. We encouraged proposals that addressed one or more of the following areas of focus.

1. The creative pianist: supporting and fostering creativity across the lifespan through piano pedagogy; integrating improvisation and composition into piano teaching; developing imaginative and embodied approaches to piano playing and to the study of repertoire; embodied and imaginative approaches to the development of pianistic and musical expertise.

2. The inclusive teacher: developing holistic, inclusive and culturally responsive teaching practices to support and nurture the musical development of all students; sharing diverse perspectives, repertoire, practices and approaches.

3. The explorative pianist: illuminating new or unjustly neglected composers and areas of the piano repertoire (solo, chamber, concerto, all levels) from around the world.

4. Pianists’ health: developing healthy and sustainable approaches to piano playing.